5 Staff Report
Parks and Community Events Commission
Cathedral City
Item No. 5
Meeting Date: October 3, 2023
Sponsors: Antonio Baciu, Commissioner, Erin Hyland, Commissioner Title: The Old Gays from Tic Tok
RECOMMENDATION:
For the Parks and Community Events Commission (PACE) to recommend approval to the City Council for $800 from the PACE Small Events Budget in support of the Old Gays from Tic Tok Book Signing Event at the Mark Pickford Theatre on November 30, BACKGROUND:
Commissioner Antonio Baciu is requesting the Parks and Community Events Commission (PACE) consider supporting The Old Gays Book Signing and Panel Discussion event at the Mary Pickford Theatre as follows:
Event: Old Gays Book Signing and Panel Discussion
• The Old Gays from Tic Tok have a following of 11 million and have a book coming out titled "Old Gays Guide to Living" published by Harper Collins. • Event Date: November 30, 2023
• Time: 6:00 p.m.
• The total cost to rent a room at the Mary Pickford Theatre, provide lighting and audio and refreshments: $1,600.
Contributions Split:
• Parks and Community Events contribution: $800
• Public Arts Commission contribution: $800
PACE is proposing to partner with the Cathedral City Public Arts Commission (PAC) to support the event. The event would include a panel discussion with the Old Gays followed by a book signing handled by Best Book Store of Palm Springs. The event will be open to all who would like to attend.
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This item is for PACE to recommend approval to the City Council for $800 from the PACE Small Events Budget in support of the Old Gays from Tic Tok Book Signing Event at the Mark Pickford Theatre on November 30, 2023.
FUNDING SOURCE:
This requested event funding of $800 will be funded from the PACE Small Events budget apportioned out of the FY 2023-2024 Parks and Recreation Professional and Technical Services budget item 100-500-510-511-8600-8601.
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